Food & Drink 94% brand match Updated May 18, 2026
Top Micro Food Influencers with Highest Engagement Rate in the US

Creators
74
90.1k–373k followers
Avg followers
134k
food
Avg engagement
120.1%
2× industry benchmark
Verified emails
21 / 25
1 countries
What makes this list different
- Tier-locked: 10K–100K, the highest-engagement band in food content
- Median ER 5–10% — versus <1.5% for >1M food mega-creators
- US-based only — geo and audience verified
- Niche coverage: high-protein, plant-based, BIPOC cuisine, sourdough, low-FODMAP, mixology
- Indie-brand campaign history verified, not Tastemade/Buzzfeed-tier saturated
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| # | Creator | Platform | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 190k | 41.7% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 02 | 187k | 30.7% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 03 | 189k | 106.6% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 04 | 161k | 145.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 05 | 373k | 72.2% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 06 | 154k | 113.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 07 | 152k | 124.7% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 08 | 145k | 101.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 09 | 133k | 72.1% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 10 | 123k | 189.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 11 | 122k | 141.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 12 | 117k | 22.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 13 | 111k | 99.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 14 | 109k | 6.8% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 15 | 104k | 338.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 16 | 103k | 210.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 17 | 103k | 88.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 18 | 102k | 596.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 19 | 101k | 95.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 20 | 102k | 19.4% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 21 | 97k | 77.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | ||
| 22 | 94k | 15.7% | — | ||
| 23 | Anthony Jones | Best Bars & Cocktails In Austin Texas @theatxdrinker | 95k | 208.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● | |
| 24 | Missy Robbins @missyarobbins | 94k | 85.0% | — | |
| 25 | C O C K T A I L A C A D E M Y @cocktail_acdmy | 90k | 6.0% | ●●●●●@●●●.●●● |
About this list
US-based micro food creators (10K–100K) where engagement rate, recipe authenticity, and conversion intent peak. Ranked by 90-day ER, niche depth (high-protein, plant-based, BIPOC cuisine, sourdough, mixology), and indie-brand campaign history. Curated for DTC food, kitchen-gear, supplement, and meal-kit brands hiring creators who already convert.










